GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

ANNOUNCES THE CALL FOR LETTER OF INTENT UNDER

“BIOTECHNOLOGY CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND RE-ORIENTATION
PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN SCIENTISTS”

BioCARe
To enhance the participation of Women Scientists in Biotechnology Research, the
Department of Biotechnology invites the Letter of Intents (LOIs) under the BioCARe
scheme for Women Scientists upto age of 55 years. The programme is targeted
towards Career Development of unemployed/not in regular position women scientists. The
scheme is open for following areas of Biotechnology- Animal and Marine Biotechnology;
Bioengineering and Biomaterials; Medical Biotechnology; Environmental Biotechnology and
Bioenergy & Plant and Agriculture Biotechnology and allied areas. The duration of the
project will be maximum 3 years.

The research support will be provided only to women scientists (unemployed/not in regular
position) for whom this is the first extramural research grant (Women Scientists
who have received any earlier grant from any Government Funding Agency as
Principal Investigator are not eligible).

Interested women candidates may submit a Letter of Intent through e-PROMIS portal of
the Department (https://dbtepromis.nic.in). For further assistance contact the Processing
and Management Unit (PMU) established at International Centre for Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi managing the programme on the behalf of
Department of Biotechnology. The 5 hard copies of the LoI may also be submitted to the
PMU.

Contact Details:

DBT-BioCARe ICGEB PMU

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110 067
Email: biocarepmu@icgeb.res.in
Tel: +91-11-26741358/1007 (Extension: 470)

Details of the scheme -guidelines are at DBT website https://dbtindia.gov.in and LoI
is at https://dbtepromis.nic.in.

Last Date for Submission of LOI – 24th December, 2022